Dolores Mertz

Dolores Mertz has been a Democratic member of the Iowa House of Representatives since 1988 and is also a member of the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), having served as National Chairwoman in 2007. Former President George W. Bush stated that he “appreciated” Mertz's leadership in a 2007 speech to the American Legislative Exchange Council.

The Iowa legislature also passed a resolution honoring Mertz for her appointment as ALEC National Chairwoman.